Our Little World
Book Feature - Our Little World by Karen Winn
HBL Note: I feel silly giving my endorsement to OUR LITTLE WORLD by Karen Winn when the likes of Elin Hilderbrand is saying, “I was intrigued by Our Little World from the chilling first paragraph…I fell in love with the confidence of the writing and the colorful nostalgia of the mid-'80s details. Our Little World will transport and transfix you.” I mean, that is enough to sell anyone. The story is about two sisters with a complicated relationship, made only more so by the disappearance of a neighborhood girl. Karen Winn drew on her own childhood experiences as well as her background in nursing to weave this story. Scroll down to read more.
Book Feature - Our Little World by Karen Winn
Book Feature - Our Little World by Karen Winn
From the publisher:
July 1985. It’s a normal, sweltering New Jersey summer for soon-to-be seventh grader Bee Kocsis. Her thoughts center only on sunny days spent at Deer Chase Lake, on evenings chasing fireflies around her cul-de-sac with the neighborhood kids, and on Max, the boy who just moved in across the street. There's also the burgeoning worry that she'll never be as special as her younger sister, Audrina, who seems to effortlessly dazzle wherever she goes.
But when Max’s little sister, Sally, goes missing at the lake, Bee’s long-held illusion of stability is shattered in an instant. As the families in her close-knit community turn inward, suspicious and protective, things in Bee’s own home become increasingly strained, most of all with Audrina, when a shameful secret surfaces. With everything changed, Bee and Audrina’s already-fraught sisterhood is pushed to the limit as they grow up—and apart—in the wake of an innocence lost too soon.
Book Feature - Our Little World by Karen Winn
Book Feature - Our Little World by Karen Winn
Book Feature - Our Little World by Karen Winn
Book Feature - Our Little World by Karen Winn
